Internet is becoming the most powerful and effective way of sharing news. Everything that happens in the world appears on the virtual space within an instant. There is no wonder that more and more people begin to use this recourse for becoming famous as with the help of Internet it can be done fast and easy. The most effective method is, probably, using viral videos.

Viral videos are posted on video sharing websites such as YouTube, Stickam and so on. The indicator of the video’s popularity is the amount of views it has received from the users. One of the most famous examples of becoming a celebrity through viral video is Justin Bieber and his song “Baby”. Another singer who became known thanks to the number of views on YouTube is Rebecca Black with her too simple and too catchy song “Friday. Her video received nearly ten million views within a week. It is not necessary to be talented; you can have a success only with some original idea or a new way of attracting users’ attention. For example, Amber Lee Ettinge, who is now known as the Obama girl, made a video about her more than warm feelings towards Barack Obama which gathered about 20 million views.

People can find something funny even in the saddest events such as death. Humor helps us to survive even the most difficult situations, that’s why we use all possible means to illuminate the darkest sides of life. The winners of Darwin Award, for instance, are people who have died in a most ridiculous way. Darwin Award was established only a couple decades ago, so lots of people who really deserve to be included in the list of candidates did not suit the time borders.

For example, the astronomer of the sixteenth century Tycho Brahe whose research helped Isaac Newton to create his theory of the universal gravitation has died due to the fact that he did not visit a toilet in time. According to the etiquette of that period it was impolite to rise from the table before the fest was finished, so Brahe did not dare to violate this rule. His bladder burst and he died in pain eleven days afterwards.